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Get more information about Opioid related hospital use and illness in the United States.
Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient Use, Cost, and Quality
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) provides data on hospitalizations and emergency department visits, by patient demographics, diagnoses and procedures, and hospital characteristics.
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Medical Coverage and Expenditures
The Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) explores health insurance coverage, access to care, quality of care, healthcare use, and expenditures.
Patient Experience
The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS®) program asks about experiences with access to care, communication with providers, and customer service.
Patient and Workforce Safety
A tool to track our progress on patient and workforce safety nationally using measures prioritized by national programs.
Quality and Disparities
The National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Report (NHQDR) shows progress and opportunities for improving healthcare quality and reducing disparities.
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Hospital Medicare Adverse Events (QSRS Program)
Adverse Events Per 1,000 Discharges, United States, 2021 to 2023
AHRQ Priority Topic: OPIOIDS
Deaths from drug overdoses have risen steadily over the past two decades and have become the leading cause of injury death in the United States. Prescription drugs, especially opioids, have been increasingly implicated in drug overdose deaths over the last decade. In response to recent increases in opioid-related morbidity, HHS has made addressing the opioid problem a priority. HHS is focused on implementing evidence-based approaches to reduce opioid overdoses and overdose-related mortality and the prevalence of opioid use disorder.
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MEPS Research Finding #45
Learn more about Opioid-related illness in the United States from the NHQDR.
- Hospital inpatient stays involving opioid- related diagnoses per 100,000 population
- Emergency department visits involving opioid-related diagnoses per 100,000 population
- Drug overdose deaths involving any opioid per 100,000 resident population
- Drug overdose deaths involving natural and semisynthetic opioids per 100,000 resident population
- Drug overdose deaths involving other synthetic opioids (other than methadone) per 100,000 resident population